Projects

Considering becoming a Project Champion?

This is a unique opportunity to share your skills in making Austin a better place. Our hackathon focuses on social good projects, from creating mobile apps that streamline feeding the homeless to aggregating data for where our new sidewalks should be built.

Our project submission deadline for ATX Hack for Change 2018 has passed, and this year’s finalists have been selected.

2017 GIGATech App Winners

5 Steps to Submit Your Project Idea

step1Brainstorm your idea and problem statement. We have plenty of workshops to help you before you submit.

step2Submit your idea by April 30, 2018

step3Finalists will be announced by May 11, 2018

step4Pitch your idea to hackers on June 1, 2018

step5Hack your project forward from June 1-3, 2018

Judging Process

Our projects are judged equally on:

1. Execution

2. Practicality

We want you to be creative with your ideas, but we’re dedicated on supporting projects that have a real-world impact. Other criteria that we take into consideration is: civic need, accessibility, sustainability, and the originality of the project.

Every year, we award fun titles such as:

- Most Hacked Forward

- Best Use of Data

- Best Design

- Most Austin

U.N. Global Goals Initiative

All of our projects this year will fall under the U.N. Global Goals Initiative. Check them out!